FEBRUARY 7, 2011 - The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield,Massachusetts announced today the final ten candidates in consideration for the 2011 BobCousy Award. This annual award is given to college basketball’s top point guard and is namedafter Hall of Famer and former Boston Celtic great Bob Cousy. An original list of 70 pluscandidates made up of players from around the country was trimmed by a Hall of Fameappointed, nationally based committee to 20 and has now narrowed that list to a final ten.

“This final list of ten players represents the best of the best in college basketball at the pointguard position,” said John L. Doleva, President and CEO of the Basketball Hall of Fame. “Welook forward to recognizing the nation’s top college basketball point guard and wish all thecandidates best of luck.”

“We have many excellent candidates for the 2011 award that share Mr. Cousy’s vision of a pointguard. We look forward to following each of these players as the season heads to the final weeksand recognize the top player in college basketball at the point guard position at the Final Four,”said Ken Kaufman, Chair of the 2011 Bob Cousy Award.

Beginning February 8, via the Bob Cousy Award’s website – www.cousyaward.com – fans willbe able to vote for the top point guard. The player that receives the most fan votes will receiveone vote toward the final committee vote. Fan voting will run one month – beginning February 8and will conclude March 8.

The current listing of ten finalists for the 2011 Bob Cousy Award will be narrowed down to fiveplayers by March 10th. The final five players in contention for the award will be presented toMr. Cousy and the Hall of Fame’s selection committee. These Hall of Fame committees aremade up of top college basketball personnel including media members, head coaches, SportsInformation Directors and Hall of Famers. The winner of the 2011 Bob Cousy Award will beawarded at the Hall of Fame’s Class Announcement on Monday April 4th in Houston, Texas aspart of NCAA Final Four weekend.

Located in Springfield, Massachusetts, the birthplace of basketball, the Naismith MemorialBasketball Hall of Fame promotes and preserves the game of basketball at every level –professional, collegiate, men and women. For more information on these and other upcomingevents, please visit our website at www.hoophall.com or call 1-877-4-HOOPLA